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SW 43 NE
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ZENNOR
Church of Saint Senara

(Formerly listed as Church of Saint Sennar)

10.6.54

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Parish church. Parts of south wall possibly C12 or C13, C13 font, C13 or C14 south transept and chancel, C15 north aisle and west tower and later porch. Reroofed and partly rebuilt in the C19. Granite moorstone with granite dressings, granite ashlar tower and north aisle, with gable ends.

Plan: nave/chancel, west tower, north aisle, south transept and south porch. Squint between south transept and chancel. Chancel is narrower than nave.

Exterior: three stage embattled west tower with four-centred arched doorway, three-light window over and louvred traceried three-light windows to upper stage. Lancet window in south wall left of porch and C19 lancet in chancel gable, C15 two-light window right of transept and reset three-light C15 window in west gable end of north aisle, otherwise C19 windows, mostly in Perpendicular style but the south window of the south transept has intersecting tracery possibly copy of C13 original. Porch doorway has steep rounded arch possibly C18. Sundial to south wall of tower is inscribed : Paul Quick fecit 1737.

Interior: pointed tower arch, C15 six-bay arcade with octagonal piers and basket arches between nave and north aisle; similar two bay arcade between nave and south transept; C19 waggon roofs, chancel roof carried on granite corbels. Walls stripped of plaster in the C19. Fittings: probably C13 font with octagonal bowl carried on round central shaft and
with four corner shafts cranked out where they engage the bowl; two C15 bench ends made into a small seat, one end with a carved saint, the other end the famous mermaid of Zennor, otherwise C19 or C20 fittings. Monuments: granite coffin lid in tower inscribed : IQ 1784.

Listing NGR: SW4547838514

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• St Senara's Church, Zennor at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q7595455

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Recommended Books

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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  County Durham (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) by Elizabeth Williamson Nikolaus Pevsner(1983-03-11)